News and reports

The NHS cancer screening programmes aim to detect breast, bowel and cervical cancers at an early stage (in asymptomatic people), when treatment is more likely to be effective and people have a chance to make informed decisions.

Our volunteer, Linda, shares her experiences of being an Enter & View and why she volunteers at Healthwatch Barnet.

According to the report published on 25 September 2019 the Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust has been rated as Good following the latest inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) between 18 June to 30 July 2019 .

During the CCG’s consultation period, we received emails from patients and carers of patients currently registered at Ravenscroft Medical Practice. All the emails raised concerns about the proposed move and the impact on patients. We attended three of the open consultation sessions to listen to the feedback from patients and carers and to CCG’s and Ravenscroft Medical Centre’s response to this feedback. As a result we identified several issues and recommended action to help support patients, should the proposed move take place.

Welcome to our April newsletter. In this latest edition for Spring we talk about latest exciting work and projects, what our volunteers have been up to and updates on local health and care services.